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Sisters Alexis Roberts McMillan [no age given] and Enid Roberts MD [no age given] talk about how growing up alongside Florida A&M University’s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, as well as with their family’s pharmacy, Economy Drug Store, impacted...

Longtime friends Earlene McKee (63) and Laura James (63) talk with new friend Doris Smith (88) about her life, her faith, and her commitment to helping others.

Dr. Victor Adimoraegbu (32) sat down with friend and colleague, Andrew Justicia (no age given). Together they discussed Dr. Adimoraegbu's journey to healthcare and his experiences in medicine.

One Small Step participants Julaine Hunter (49) and Rhonda Jones (52) talk about the ways their childhoods shaped their politics, how COVID has affected them, and the recent loss of Julaine's daughter.

One Small Step partners Janet [No Name Given] (37) and Betsy Haddad (55) discuss pressure to have children, the affects of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth's behavioral health, and navigating drug use as a parent.

Jewel Mandeville (84) shares a conversation with her husband, James Patterson (94), about his life and career. They discuss James's memories of his childhood, his work as an X-ray technician, and the challenges he faced under segregation.

A group of African-American "sista friends," Talethia Edwards (39), Valerie George (38) and Anita Wimberly [no age given], chat about life, intimate platonic friendships, family, marriage and the importance of their bond in the African-American community. They talk about the...

Summer Cody (23) interviews County Commissioner William “Bill” Proctor (62) about his childhood, his family, and his career as a pastor, an adjunct professor of political science at Florida A&M University, and County Commissioner of Leon County.

One Small Step conversation partners Carroll "Reid" Hopkins (59) and MA Schaub (54) discuss the loss of their parents, the affect of the news media, their conscious choices to move away from this overt influence and their changing beliefs.

Stephen Ackerman (65) talks to colleague, Matthew Dull (38), about S.W. Tucker, a man who organized a sit-in at Alexandria Public Libraries in 1939.

Dr. Noelle Trent (39) discusses with colleague and friend Dr. Charles McKinney (52) the experience of blackness throughout their early and current lives, pursuit of academia, and their experience in the subject of History.

Jeffrey Robinson (53) speaks with his colleague Garfield Peart (44) about his father Joseph Robinson, Sr. an architect in Atlanta who overcame racism of the time to succeed

Dr. John Cooperwood (52) interviews his friend and colleague Dr. Seth Ablordeppey (68) on his research and development of a pain management medication that is free of opioids.

Ed Hall (57) interviews his friend Richard Harris (67) about his life, focusing on his work as an abstract artist and their similar views on comedy and its role in the world.

Rev. Chestina Archibald (75) tells her son, Albert John "AJ" Archibald (50), about her childhood, family, and education.

Mohamed Mansaray (38) shares a conversation with his father, Gibril Mansaray (69). They reflect on the experience of Gibril taking Mohamed to work as a child, and the impact that has had on his personal and educational journey.

Co-workers Jamal Lee, 24, and Nicole Shepard, 30, talk about their early backgrounds, what go them into education, and the passions that fuel their lives.

From desegregating lunch counters in Maryland and Virginia in 1960, until today, David Hartsough (73) has made peace his life's work. In this powerful interview with his wife Jan (72), Mr. Hartsough shares his personal stories on waging peace.